By Ted Johnson @tedstew
Nearly a dozen former Justice Department officials want the federal judge to allow an inquiry into potential White House interference in the government’s decision to try to ...→

Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum is the most significant set of U.S. import restrictions in nearly half a century. It will have huge consequences for the global trading ...→

By Robert Reich —
If Robert Mueller finds that Trump colluded with Russia to fix the 2016 election, or even if Trump fires Mueller before he makes such a finding, Trump’s supporters will protect Trump from ...→

President Trump’s State of the Union speech signaled the White House’s dangerous and growing fixation on using maximum pressure alone to denuclearize North Korea. But the soundest way to resolve the nuclear ...→

Some say Donald Trump’s presidency does not present an existential threat to the American Republic. But after a year of MAGA, it has become clear that a disaster is unfolding whose consequences for humanity ...→

Tho Bishop —
In the end Donald Trump will get what he wanted, a “low interest rate person” who also happened to be a “Republican.” Jerome Powell is expected to replace Janet Yellen in an announcement ...→

U.S. President Donald Trump made it clear last week that he is close to withdrawing from the Iran accord unless Iran agrees to make changes. His chances for success are slim – and his blustering risks a ...→

Seth Kelley —
President Donald Trump has threatened to challenge the broadcast licenses of NBC and other networks in a series of tweets posted Wednesday morning.
The tweets were apparently spurred by ...→

Too stupid to understand the dynamics of colonialism, imperialism, social science, history, and the resources at hand to efficiently fix any disaster? Then, your first, last and only resource is praying for others ...→

By Robert Reich –
Trump’s unwillingness to denounce the white supremacists who came to Charlottesville last weekend bent on violence has been part of his political strategy from the start.
Remember, weeks ...→

Facing criticism over the vague wording of his initial response, Trump released a second statement on Monday that divided his white nationalist supporters. Some heard the diluted words of a man forced to bow to ...→